Thanks for this interesting information, Nalini ji -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 3:29 PM, nabha meghani <[email protected]> wrote: > Alfalfa is high in protein <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein>, > calcium <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium>, plus other > minerals<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral>, > vitamins in the B group <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B>, vitamin > C <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_C>, vitamin > E<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_E>, > and vitamin K <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_K>. In Germany Alfalfa > Sprouts are very popular in salads, and one can buy seeds 125 gramm for 3 > Euro ;-)) > > German Wiki says: Bumblebee is the main pollinator (78%) where as honeybees > just under 1%. So in Schweden and Finnland Luzerne is grown in areas where > there are many Bumblebees. In 19.jh Luzerne was taken to Australia and > newzeeland, because of lack of Bumbleebees the yield was very low. In 1885 > Bumblebees were imported to Australien and Neuseeland on Suggestion of > Charles Darwin. > Regards > Nalini > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* mani nair <[email protected]> > *To:* Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > *Cc:* efloraofindia <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, August 13, 2010 6:25 AM > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:44270] Medicago sativa from Kashmir > > Gurcharan ji, nice flower. In Pune I have seen this plant cultivated in > large farms. These are used as cattle feed. We find large number of > honebees whereever these plants are cultivated. > > Regards, > > Mani. > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 6:31 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Medicago sativa L. from Kashmir, very commonly growing in meadows, >> wastelands, cultivated fields and roadsides. Photographed from Botanical >> Garden below Chshmashahi on June 26, 2010 and Pahalgam on June 20, 2010. >> >> Common names: >> English: Lucerne, Alfalfa >> Hindi: Vilayat-gawuth, Lasunghas >> Mar: Vilayati-gavat >> Guj: Vilayat-ghas >> Kan: Vilayati-hullu >> Ladakh: Holl >> Punjab: Lusan >> >> Highly valued legume fodder, commercial source of chlorophyll, important >> bee plant >> >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >
